Crafting Cohesion: Why Start-up Leadership Teams Need to Tackle Behavioural Conflicts

In their early stages, start-ups can be a hotbed of high pressure, fast-paced growth and emotional intensity. While the potential rewards are great, these environments can engender dysfunctional behaviours in leadership at the expense of business performance, innovation and workplace culture.

Andrew Rodgers was featured in Startup Observer, discussing the specific challenges facing leaders in high-growth start-ups, and how to successfully navigate them to drive performance and build team cohesion.

“Start-ups are renowned for “go fast and break things” style cultures that are chaotic and intense. But start-up leadership teams perform at their best when they are formed around unity, collaboration, and trust in relationships.”

Focusing on the benefits of team reconciliation, Andrew details how Google has implemented reconciliation techniques to build an environment of psychological safety, and the importance of a trusting and collaborative culture.

Read the full article in Startup Observer here. 

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